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Bacterial alpha diversity of the R. flavipes hindgut among different castes based on the 16S rRNA amplicon.
| Caste | n+ | Shannon index (H′) | Shannon equitability (EH) | Phylogenetic diversity (PD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | 9 | 4.14 ± 0.48 | 0.68 ± 0.06 | 68.44 ± 9.11 |
| Soldiers | 5 | 3.86 ± 0.25 | 0.65 ± 0.03 | 56.70 ± 6.88 |
| Winged alates | 2 | 3.17 ± 1.49 | 0.56 ± 0.19 | 46.46 ± 25.18 |
| De-winged Alates | 3 | 3.73 ± 0.12 | 0.63 ± 0.02 | 61.89 ± 3.25 |
+n represents the number of termites sampled from each caste.
